Mark M. Kushnir

Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Utah

Education

• Master’s Degree—Chemical Engineering, Donetsk Polytechnic Institute
• Doctorate Degree—Analytical Chemistry, Uppsala University

Certifications/Affiliations

• Editorial Board, Journal of Laboratory and Precision Medicine
• Editorial Board, Clinical Mass Spectrometry
• Editorial Board, Journal of Steroids and Hormonal Science
• Editorial Board, Journal of Disease Markers

Awards

• American Association of Clinical Chemistry Academy’s Distinguished Award (2018, 2020)
• Mass Spectrometry Division of American Association of Clinical Chemistry (2020)
• Nutrition Division of American Association of Clinical Chemistry (2019)
• Publication of the year award of the Journal of Biomolecular Techniques (2010)
• Phabian Award for best PhD thesis in field of bioanalytical chemistry (Swedish Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2009)
• Award from Pediatric Maternal-Fetal Division of American Association of Clinical Chemistry (2009)

Research Interests

• Development, application, and clinical evaluation of novel mass spectrometry based clinical diagnostic methods for protein, peptide, and small molecule biomarkers
• Implementation and application of the methods in routine clinical diagnostic use
• Clinical evaluation of biomarkers of metabolic, endocrine, and neurologic diseases